‘We have a racist president’: N.J.'s Carl Lewis rips Donald Trump

Many athletes throughout the country have called President Donald Trump out for his recent string of acts perceived as racist.

Nine-time Olympic gold-medalist Carl Lewis, 58, spoke out against Trump during a press conference for the Pan Am Games held in Lima, Peru, using the terms “racist” and misogynistic" to describe the leader of the free world.

“In America we have a tremendous challenge, there are a lot of issues going on,” said Lewis, a two-time gold medalist at these games, who will present the 100-meter and long jump medals this year, according to Yahoo.com. “We have a racist president, who is prejudiced, misogynistic, who doesn’t value anyone outside of himself, so we have a major challenge in our country to deal with as well.”

Trump’s latest racial infraction comes on the heels of mass shootings which have occurred throughout the country, including one at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas, where 22 people were killed. The domestic terrorist vowed to kill as may Mexicans as he could, echoing sentiments of hate often promoted by the president, who would later blame mental illness, video games and everything else under the sun for this tragedy.

Like the majority of Americans, Lewis, who grew up in Willingboro and once ran for the New Jersey state Senate, is tired of it, as this isn’t what he expects from the country he represents.

The highly-decorated Lewis, who specialized in the 100 (meter dash), 200, long jump and 4 X 100 relay, is a national treasure. His nine Olympic golds and one silver span four Olympic games. He’s also won eight world championship golds as well as a silver and bronze, while also winning three golds, a silver and bronze at the Good Will Games.